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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONY FISH

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Bony fish is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BONY FISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bony fish

Osteichthyes

Osteichthyes /ˌɒstiːˈɪkθi.iːz/, also called bony fish, are a taxonomic group of fish that have bone, as opposed to cartilaginous, skeletons. The vast majority of fish are osteichthyes, which is an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of 45 orders, and over 435 families and 28,000 species. It is the largest class of vertebrates in existence today. Osteichthyes are divided into the ray-finned fish and lobe-finned fish. The oldest known fossils of bony fish are about 420 million years ago, which are also transitional fossils, showing a tooth pattern that is in between the tooth rows of sharks and bony fishes.

Definition of bony fish in the English dictionary

The definition of bony fish in the dictionary is any fish of the class Osteichthyes, including most of the extant species, having a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONY FISH

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bony
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Bonynge
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BONY FISH

a fine kettle of fish
angler fish
big fish
butterfly fish
cold fish
drink like a fish
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flowerhorn fish
flying fish
game fish
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oily fish
red fish
river fish
scorpion fish
sea fish
Siamese fighting fish
wet fish
white fish

Synonyms and antonyms of bony fish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bony fish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONY FISH

Find out the translation of bony fish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bony fish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bony fish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬骨鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peces óseos
570 millions of speakers

English

bony fish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोनी मछली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأسماك العظمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

костистых рыб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peixes ósseos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোনি মাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poissons osseux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan bony
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knochenfische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硬骨魚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뼈 물고기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bony iwak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá xương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குதிரை மீன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोनी मासे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kemikli balık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesci ossei
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ryby kostne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

костистих риб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pește osos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οστεώδη ψάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebeende vis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

benfiskar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beinfisk
5 millions of speakers

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The term «bony fish» is regularly used and occupies the 90.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bony fish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONY FISH»

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Exploring Life Science: Eyes - growth
Types of fish There are three main types of fish: bony fish, cartilaginous (KAHR- tuh-LA-juh-nuhs) fish, and jawless fish. Bony fish have a skeleton made of bone. Their bodies are covered in thin, overlapping scales that form smooth, protective  ...
‎2000
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The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
There are jawless fish, cartilaginous fish, and two kinds of bony fish. **^::viijitiH)- — . The lamprey (above) and hagfish are primitive fish, with sucker mouths instead of hard teeth and jaws. All existing fish are descended from fish like these .
Charles Taylor, 2000
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Report of the Commissioner
Their catch comprises the following, which are reported plentiful: Eels, big-eyed herring, bony-fish, and robalo. Trawls are set as far as 3 miles from shore in 85 fathoms, 75 hooks on each trawl, the following species being taken: A few ...
United States. Bureau of Fisheries, United States Fish Commission, 1904
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Sharks and Other Fish
This group is known as the bony fish. The skeletons of both bony fish and sharks are heavier than the surrounding water. This means that they should have to swim hard all the time to avoid sinking. However, both groups have evolved ...
Andrew Solway, 2006
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An Introduction to Zoology
Sharks are powerful swimmers, but their relatively rigid fins prevent them from making the precise and graceful movements, including braking and swimming backward, that come so easily to the bony fish. It is not that bony fish have more fins ...
Joseph Springer, Dennis Holley, 2012
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Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of ...
Their catch comprises the following, which arc reported plentiful: Eels, big-eyed herring, bony-fish, and robalo. Trawls are set as far as 3 miles from shore in 85 fathoms, 75 hooks on each trawl, the following species being taken: A few ...
United States. Bureau of Fisheries, 1904
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American Fisheries: A History of the Menhaden
Woods Holl, Mass Menhaden. New Bedford, Mass Menhaden. Tiverton, B. I Menhaden. Newport, R. I Menhaden j Mossbunker. New Shoreham, R. I., (Block Isl'd)Menhac)en. Point Jndith, R. I Menhaden. Watch Hill, R. I Bony-fish. Stonington ...
George Brown Goode, Wilbur Olin Atwater, 1880
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Report of the Commissioner for ...
Woods Holl, Mass Menhaden. New Bedford, Mass Menhaden. Tiverton, B. I Menhaden. Newport, B. I Menhaden; Mossbunker. New Shoreham, B. 1., (Block Isl'd)Menhaden. Point Judith, B. I Menhaden. Watch Hill, B. I Bony-fish. Stonington ...
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Congressional edition
Woods Holl, Mass Menhaden. Now Bedford, Mass Menhaden. Tiverton, R. I Menhaden. Newport, R. I Menhaden; Mossbunker. New Shoreham, R. L, (Block Isl'd)Menhaden. Point Judith, R. I Menhaden. Watch Hill, R. I Bony-fish. Stonington ...
United States. Congress, 1878
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Report of the Commissioner for ...
New Bedford, Mass Menhaden. Tiverton, E. I Menhaden. Newport, B. I Menhaden ; Mossbunker. New Shoreham, E. I., (Block Isl'd)Menhaden. Point Judith, B. I Menhaden. Watch Hill, B. I Bony-fish. Stonington, Conn ..Bony-fish. Mystic, Conn  ...
United States Fish Commission, 1879

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONY FISH»

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Sharks as you won't see them on Shark Week: Intelligent and …
"Experiments on the intelligence of bony fish have been conducted for decades, but it's logistically been a lot more difficult to experiment with ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
How would you grade the Shore's tourism season so far?
Sunfish are the heaviest bony fish in the world, if Wikipedia is to be believed. Nature be darned, it's been crowded around these parts. So many ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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So What Exactly Is A Sturgeon Fish?
While they are techinically classified as a bony fish, most of their skeleton is cartilage. Most of them are freshwater fish, although some of them ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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The 'jellyfish invasion' story one newspaper didn't want you to read
On one sea kayak trip that summer I encountered numerous boggle-eyed flapping sunfish (the largest bony fish on earth and one of the most ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Bass Strait's artificial structures seal the deal for hungry fur seals
This makes them a happy hunting ground for hungry fur seals, which feed on a variety of bony fish, squid and octopus. Revealed by the study's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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This Sideways-Swimming Fish Weighs More Than a U-Haul Trailer
The sunfish (also known as the Mola mola, which comes from the latin word for “millstone”) grows to be the heaviest bony fish in the world and ... «Atlas Obscura, Jun 15»
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There's a Price to Pay for Not Eating America's Ugly Seafood
Moore's efforts have been successful enough to make bony fish like croaker or butterfish that don't produce a tidy fillet hot-selling items at ... «TakePart, Jun 15»
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This One-Ton Fish Is One of Nature's Most Improbable Creations
The sunfish (also known as the Mola mola, which comes from the latin word for “millstone”) grows to be the heaviest bony fish in the world and ... «io9, Jun 15»
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Sturgeon caviar industry once thrived in South Carolina
The fearsome dimensions of the primitive bony fish may have deterred some 19th-century eaters, University of South Carolina professor David ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
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Another oarfish brought to CSUF for research
Oarfish, said to be the world's largest bony fish, live in depths of 700 to 3,000 feet and can grow up to 50 feet long. “They are navigating life in, ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»

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